"At This point in time we don't want to put anything out there that Jose is headed to The Bahamas, it is irresponsible at this time", Mr. Simmons said.

Have a family discussion about what you will do, where you will go and how you will communicate with each other when a storm threatens.

The storm, which started as a tropical wave on the west coast of Africa on August 31, passed north of the outer Caribbean islands this past weekend. The loop back toward the coast comes after Jose is expected to travel southwest - essentially backwards - and then move closer to shore.